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I have been scratching my head for the last three months; no
I don’t have lice…LOL!!! Seriously though, I have been wondering just what goes
on with certain people who call themselves a part of the music industry. The
music industry is exactly what it says, a form/branch of economic or commercial
activity involving music. At the moment you bring in the words economic and
commerce (commercial), you are conducting transactions which involve money.

The sad honest truth about hip hop is that many people look
at it as a hustle or a genre in which we do not have to have our business
together. This general thought process irks and frustrates me like no other. There
are artists who don’t have themselves legally protected and businesses
operating w/out proper documentation. It’s a vicious circle and when you
attempt to REQUIRE people step to you correctly, you are then labeled as a “sellout”
or “boogie” or whatever other term people who don’t have their shit together
say.

There have been artists whom contacted me saying they need
investors… I ask them; where is your business plan and if I give you $1000.00
what are your projections as to when I will be getting my $1000.00 plus some
back? I probably lost some of you on that plus some, well do you think I’m just
in the business of interest free loans? I am in business to make money, it is a
multi-million dollar INDUSTRY, and there are no FREE LOANS. If I hand you $1000.00,
I expect a return. I understand to some of you being a music artist is your
DREAM, well my dream was to become a self-employed woman and NOBODY invested in
my dream. As I always say “only thing given to me is opportunity”…you all have
opportunity, but if you don’t realize you have to have your business right,
then just do music for your family and friends. Stop blaming people who
INVESTED or had their shit right and found an INVESTOR for your lack of
preparation.

Now before you say I am IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, ask yourself IF
you really are. In order to be in business you need to have your paperwork in
order. When I say paperwork, I mean everything from a business plan to actual
MONEY. YES, I know there are only a small few people who have their things
together and some are still working on it, but to completely ignore the fact
that it’s needed, just means you are not serious about being in business, so
why the hell would I do business with you?